Symington Woos Presidency Like Shy and Wistful
AP dispatch from Herrin Illinois covers Sen Stuart Symington as he tours southern Illinois pitching for the Democratic nomination. The piece notes his late entry stalled by age 59 in June and his appeal to party loyalists amid harsh winter, with Illinois officials praising his experience.
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Symington
Presidency
Herrin
Ill
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Stu Symington
Illinois
St. Mary's School
Missouri
Space Ship Launched Again By Preacher In Church
The Rev. George F. Packard, Episcopal rector of St. Mary's Church in Baltimore, staged a second space craft launch during a family service. A six-foot papier mache Mercury capsule rose to the rafters as children pulled a rope, echoing a prior cardboard rocket. The quiet audience of 125 watched as the minister compared astronaut discipline to Lent observance.
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Baltimore
George F. Packard
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Mr. Packard
Air Force seeks funds for diapers for infants of airmen
The Air Force asks Congress for 140 000 dollars to cover diaper costs for infants born or treated in government hospitals, aiming to aid airmen and dependents.
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Washington
Air Force
Congress
Four year old girl faces loss of foster home over high IQ
In New Jersey, state officials seek custody of Alice Marie from Richard and Roberta Combs claiming the four year old is too intelligent for her foster family. The Combs contest the move in Superior Court in Trenton, noting his intent to educate their children and their now growing reading efforts.
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Old Bridge
Richard Combs
Alice Marie
Combs
Alice
State Board of Child Welfare
Trenton
Mockingbirds Sing In Snow In South Logan
Charlie Ziegler while out in South Logan heard a pair of mockingbirds near the Rachelmacher Estate office and learned of another pair at the Joe Funk home on Nickel Plate Rd. The birds, typically southern dwellers, are extending their range northward and stay through winter, though they are noted as among the meanest birds for driving away others.
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Charlie Ziegler
Mockingbird Hill
Rachelmacher
South Logan
Joe Funk
Nickel Plate Rd
Students Picket Case At Xenia Over Discrimination
About 400 Antioch Wilberforce and Central State students gathered at the Antioch College union to protest a Xenia restaurant for denying service to Negroes. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission sent an observer, and Gov. DiSalle urged lawful action. A car pool plan would shuttle pickets 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
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Xenia, Ohio
Greene County
Xenia
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Richard E. Guggenheim
Cincinnati
Michael V. DiSalle
Columbus
Civil Rights Commission
Ohio
Antioch College Student Union
Wilberforce University
Central State College
Geyer
George D. Geyer
Eleanor Holmes
Antioch
South
Graham rejects faith healing contest in Kenya
U S evangelist Billy Graham declines a challenge from Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad of the Ahmadiyya mission to a faith healing contest in Nairobi Kenya. Ahmad proposed 30 incurables to be prayed over by both sides to compare divine favors.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Billy Graham
Christ
Satan
Graham
Sheik Mubarak Ahmad
Ahmadiyya
Sheik
U. S.-Cuban Relations Nearing Showdown
Valley gets heavy snow with subzero chill as Hocking County roads reopen for school buses. Officials report slick conditions with salting and grits applied while forecasts call for more light precipitation and continued cold through Tuesday.
Six Witnesses Testify At Thomas Lloyd Trial
Six witnesses testified as the Thomas Lloyd jury trial opened in Hocking County. Lloyd, operator of the Wildcat Hollow Riding Club, faces a misdemeanor charge for failure to provide sustenance for six horses. Prosecution outlines neglect claims while defense questions the evidence and intent.
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Thomas Lloyd
Hocking County
Virginia Davidson
James Stilwell
Hocking County Humane Society
State of Ohio
Richard Gerken
Lloyd's
Helen Swartz
Logan
Riding Club
Lloyd
Paul Kuhn
Frank Bateman
Kuhn
Jester Thomas
Lancaster
James Leonard
Two Revolvers Stolen From Logan Store
Two Ruger .22 caliber revolvers were stolen from a showcase at the H&S Firestone store in Logan Saturday evening. The missing firearms were returned to the store manager by the parents of two teenage boys Sunday evening. Police reported the store manager will not file charges.
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H&s Firestone
Logan
Jobless Claims Decline in Weather Affected Week
Fewer new claims were filed last week with 70 versus 77, while continued claims edged down to 525. Construction workers faced most losses due to heavy snow as plants in Logan area paused, with several firms reporting layoffs and near term resumptions. Nearby Athens and Glouster also showed declines in initial claims but mixed continued claims.
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Hocking Mountains
Homer Schein
Logan Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Schein
General Hocking Brick Co
Logan Clay Products Co
Logan Metalbestos
Nelsonville
Athens
Glouster
Castro's Speech Sparks US Cuba Protest Over Sabotage Claim
In Havana US officials deliver a stiff protest after Fidel Castro accuses the United States of sabotage over the La Coubre explosion. Donald Chapman, an American photographer, is freed by Cuban authorities amid ongoing tensions and anti-US rhetoric in Cuba.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
Havana Bay
Washington
Daniel M. Braddock
Castro
Donald Chapman
Chapman
North Bend
Neb
la Coubre
Antwerp
Belgium
Ike Slated To Arrive Home Today
President Eisenhower returns to Washington from a 15 000 mile swing through Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay after resting at Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico He plans a 15 minute TV radio address from Washington at 7 p m EST broadcast by major networks
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Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Eisenhower
Washington
U.S. Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Dorado Beach
Dorado Beach Club
Here
White House
British Guiana Self-Rule Demands Open Hearing
London AP report says the British Colonial Office opened a hearing on self rule for Britain's only South American colony British Guiana. Colonial Secretary Iain MacLeod said the session aims to determine whether Guianians should take increasing responsibility for their own affairs.
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London
British Colonial Office
Britain
British Guiana
Iain MacLeod
New Hampshire Poll Upheaval in First State Primary
As New Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday for the first in 16 state primaries Nixon and Kennedy vie for support. Kennedy campaigns hard drawing large crowds while Nixon relies on GOP leaders and intensive phone and radio efforts. The outcome will influence later contests and candidate momentum.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Nixon
Wesley Powell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
GOP
Senate Filibuster Drags On In Around-The-Clock Sessions
Congress nears three weeks of civil rights debate as lawmakers resume 24 hour talks. Sen. Douglas urges a vote to end the filibuster while Engle reports he has seven of the sixteen signatures for a petition, though Johnson cautions against action now. Leaders seek a two thirds majority for a closure.
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Washington
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
Douglas
Clair Engle
Calif
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Runaway M42 Tank Crashes Auto in Marietta
An M42 tank from the Ohio National Guard Armory rolled free and crushed a late model car as its brakes failed. First Lt. Bernard Douthill, 33, said he pumped the brakes but could not stop before the tank struck the vehicle. No injuries were reported. the car belonged to H. W. Lauer of Warner in Washington County.
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Marietta, Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Bernard Douthill
Marietta
Douthill
H. W. Lauer
Warner
Washington County
Nuclear blast triggers automatic bomb alarm network
The United States will install an automatic bomb alarm system triggered by the blinding flash of a nuclear blast. First stations will be online in two to three weeks with full national coverage in months. The system reports nuclear hits only and links to White House and major defense centers for instant casualty and damage assessment.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Ft. Ritchie
Air Force Command Post
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
North American Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
J. B. Bestic
Air Force Communications and Electronics
House Military Appropriations
Bestic
Western Union
Strategic Command
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